Method of finishing the attaching-edges of hat-sweats



(No Model.)

P. L. BUTLER..

METHOD 0F H NISHING THB ATTAGHING EDGBS oF-H'AT swans. 10,374,654l Patented Deml 13,y 1887'.

UNITED STATES PAtENT OFFICE.. f

FRANK L. BUTLER, OF kDANBURY, CONNECTICUT.

METHOD OF FINISHING THEATTACHlNG-EDGES OF HAT-SWEATS.

SPECIFICATION foaming pari'. of Letters Pat-ent No. 374,654, dated December 13l 1887.

Application lcd August 2D, 1887. Serial No. 248,166. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK L. BUTLER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Danbury, in the county of Fairfield and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Finishing the Attaching-Edges of HatSweats; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and eX- act description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to the manufacture of hat-sweats, and has for its object to produce an article of this class the outer edge of which shall have a highly-ornamental appearance, in which reeds, cords, Src., shall be wholly dispensed with, whichmay be produced at less expense than the styles now in use, and which may be attached to the hat more quickly and more easily than any style of sweat now known to the trade.

Vith these ends iu view I have devised the novel sweat of which thefollowing description, in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a specification, numbers being used to denote the several parts.

Figure l is a View illustrating both sides of a hat-sweat in which my invention is applied on the inner side of the sweat, the View illustrating the ridge of thread as it is left by the machine and before it has been forced over on t-he edge; Fig. 2, a crosssection corresponding therewith; Fig. 3, a view after the ridge of thread has been pressed partially over the edge; Fig. 4, a section corresponding therewith; Figs. 5 and 6, views corresponding with Figs. l and 2, except that the ridge ot' thread is placed upon the outer side of the sweat; Figs. 7 and 8, views showing the ridge of thread upon the outer side of the sweat pressed partially over the edge; and Fig. 9, an elevation of a portion of a hatbody, the brim being in secv tion where itjoius the body, in order to show the manner in which the sweat is stitched in place. p

l denotes the body of a hat; -2, the brim; 3, the sweat; 4, a ridge of thread at the edge of the sweat, and 5 stitching by which the sweat is secured in place in the hat.

My invention is of course applicable to all qualities and styles of hats. The material ofthe sweat likewise has nothing to do with my pres ent invention, which is equally adapted to all kinds of sweats. It is of course well understood that at the lower edge of the sweat-that is, the edge which is secured to the hat at the junction of the body and brim-a ridge or raised surface of some kind is required in all qualities and styles of hats for the double pur-y pose of convenience in securing the sweat to the hat and of producing an ornamental appearance. This raised edge or ridge has here.- tofore been producedin various different ways, which it is not now necessary to describe. Ordinarily reeds or cords have been used. In some eases the reeds, cords, Src., are left exposed, and in other eases are covered by afold ofsilesia or othersuitable material. In all cases the material forming the ridge and the covering material, if used, must be firmly secured to the sweat beforev thelatter can be secured in place in the hat.

My presentinvention entirely dispenses with cords, reeds, Ste., and also with the usual strip of covering material. Iaccomplish the desired result in a simpler, cheaper, and neater manner by placing at the lower edge of the sweat, upon either the inner or outer side, as may be preferred, a line of what may be' termed "double-chain or embroidery stitching of any suitable material-as, for example,silk, linen, or cotton-thus forming a ridge of thread ou one side. Various machines have been devised for this purpose; but the special machine used is immaterial, it being simply required to deposit a ridge of interloeked threads upon one side or the other of the sweat at its lower edge. It is of course well known that none of the machines now in use will place the ridge of interlocked threads over the outer edge, but only upon one side or the other of the sweat.

In forming the ridge-of thread a loose tension is preferably placedupon the embroiderythreads and a moderately tight tension upon the holding-thread. Having placed the ridge of interwoven threads at the edge on either side, as preferred, I next run a suitable tool under the edge of the ridge of thread andpress a portion of the ridge over the edge of the sweat, the position of the embroidery-threads ICO being thereby changed from that shown in Figs. 1, 2, 5, and 6 to that shown in Figs. 3, 4, 7, and 8. For convenience in illustration, I have designated the retainngthread of the edge stitching by 6, the embroidery-threads# i. e. those forming the rid ge-being designated by 4. The next step, ordinarily, is to sti'en and extend the ridge outward by the use of a suitable size, and then passing the edge between hot rollers. This causes the sweat to conform readily to the hat and enables the trimmers to lessen the number of stitches in securing it in place.

Having thus described my invention, I claim- 1. The method herein described of finishing the attaching-edge of hat-sweats, which consists in placing at said edge a. ridge composed of interlocked threads,then pressing said ridge partially over upon the edge of the hat, sub- 2o stantially as described.

2. The method herein described of finishing the attaching-edge of hat-sweats, which consists in placing at said edge a ridge composed of inter-locked threads, then pressing said in- 2 5 

